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Christian Ayala-Ortiz

I have experience working with NGS data and have performe a wide array of analysis using bioinformatics. Currently working with metabolomics data and looking for ways to integrate it with other multiomics. Actively developing myself to become a bioinformatician/data scientist by improving my programming skills. I am motivated to pursue a career as a computational biologist applying multiomics approaches to better understand biological systems.

Education

PhD. Student, Environmental Science (minor Ecosystem Genomics)

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

current - 2021

  • Focused on the development of software pipelines for the analysis and visualization of metabolomics data
  • Using multiomics data to understand how changes in resource availability affect soil ecosystems
  • Major Advisor: Dr. Malak Tfaily

M.S., Entomology and Plant Pathology

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

2019 - 2017

  • Thesis title: Comparative genomics of six species of Deltocephalinae leafhoppers to discover vector competence-related genes
  • Major Advisor: Dr. Astri Wayadande

B.S., Engineering in Biotechnology

University of the Armed Forces

Sangolqui, Ecuador

2016 - 2009

  • Thesis title: Molecular characterization of Globisporangium sp. populations obtained from New York City ornamental greenhouses during 2014 using SSR microsatellites.

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Tfaily Laboratory

University of Arizona

current - 2021

  • Testing the use of retention time prediction using ML algorithms for improving metabolomics annotation
  • Developing a Shiny app for the analysis of untargeted metabolomics data
  • Developed MetaboDirect, a data analysis pipeline for direct injection FT-ICR MS data

Research Scientist

Hagen Laboratory

Oklahoma State University

2020 - 2019

  • Differential gene expression analysis of two species of burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.).
  • Native RNA-seq and cDNA sequencing using Oxford Nanopore Technologies’ MinION.
  • Analysis of RNA modifications in the transcriptome of the Apis mellifera using native RNA-seq

Graduate Research Assistant

Wayadande Laboratory

Oklahoma State University

2019 - 2017

  • Assembly and annotation of leafhopper genomes and transcriptomes
  • Silencing of genes using interference RNA (RNAi)

Intern

Garzon Laboratory

Oklahoma State University

2015 - 2015

  • Molecular characterization of Globisporangium spp. obtained from ornamental greenhouses of New York using SSRs.

Traineeships and Fellowships

National Science Foundation Traineeship

BRIDGES NRT

University of Arizona

current - 2021

  • The BRIDGES NSF Research Traineeship is a competitive program in Ecosystem Genomics for students in participating graduate programs.

Roots for Resilience Program Fellow

Data Science Institute

University of Arizona

2021 - 2021

  • Program trains selected graduate students in the use of open science and computational infrastructure

Poster and Oral Presentations

MetaboTandem And MetaboDirect: Software Pipelines for the Analysis of High Throughput Metabolomics Data for Complex Environmental Samples

AGU Fall Meeting

Chicago, IL

2022

Stable isotope labelling to trace litter degradation pathways: A view into the carbon cycling processes occurring in a peat bog

AGU Fall Meeting

New Orleans, LA

2021

Comparative analysis of the Deltocephaline leafhopper transcriptomes for the elucidation of vector competence genes

The Plant & Animal Genome Conference XXVIII

San Diego, CA

2020

Exploring the Deltocephaline leafhopper transcriptomes, a comparative analysis for the elucidation of vector competence genes.

Entomology 2019 (ESA Annual meeting)

St. Louis, MO

2019

Selection of an internal reference gene for functional genomics or gene expression analysis in Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

67th Annual Meeting of the ESA SW Branch

Tulsa, OK

2019

  • Third place - Graduate poster competition

Looking for vector competence genes: Transcriptome comparison of vector and non-vector Deltocephaline leafhoppers

11th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium (AGS)

Urbana, IL

2018

Publications

Community Involvement

Data Carpentries Instructor

N/A

N/A

current - 2019

Helper

ResBazaar

University of Arizona

2022